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JPATS’s 16-year production run to end in nine months

Posted on October 8, 2015 by alert5

After churning out more than 900 T-6 Texan IIs for the U.S. Air Force and Navy, Beechcraft will deliver the last aircraft under the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) in nine months.

By RAF-YYC from Calgary, Canada (USN T-6 Texan IIUploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Russian Navy gets involved in Syria by firing 26 cruise missiles from Caspian Sea

Posted on October 7, 2015October 7, 2015 by alert5

Updated with video from Russia’s Ministry of Defense.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin today that four Russian Navy ships based in the Caspian Sea had fired 26 cruise missiles at 11 targets in Syria.

By Vissarion (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Tomahawk proves it can do battle damage assessment, loiter and then attack another target

Posted on October 6, 2015October 6, 2015 by alert5

In a test with USS Gridley (DDG 101), a Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile was fired from the ship and the cruise missile flew over a designated point and captured imagery using its on board camera.

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U.S. Navy took control of airborne EW pod from ship using Link 16

Posted on October 5, 2015October 4, 2015 by alert5

A team from Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division successfully took control of an airborne electronic warfare (EW) pod mounted on a AV-8B from a ship using Link 16 during Talisman Sabre 2015 in Australia.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Starkey [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Two P-8As from VP-5 searching for missing cargo ship El Faro

Posted on October 4, 2015October 4, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has activated two P-8As, assigned to VP-5, to help the U.S Coast Guard 7th District Command Center search for the missing cargo ship El Faro.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Hammond [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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